Morning report. 1997-03-10

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10 Mar 1997
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0600 NEWS/SPORTS/WEATHER
0609 NZ NEWSPAPERS
0611 MāORI NEWS
0616 NEWS STORY: CYCLONE GAVIN - Hopes are fading for a group of fishersmen lost off the coast of Fiji during Cyclone Gavin. Meanwhile officials here await confirmation that a 17-year-old New Zealander is among the lost crew. Wrap with NZ deputy amb Vince McBride and Greg Clewly of the Red Cross. (Marguerite Fahy)
0621 RURAL NEWS
0626 MONDAY SPORTS FOOTBALL - Live i/v with our British and European soccer correspondent, Rick George.
0630 NEWS/WEATHER
0636 NEWS STORY: ARMY - Investigations are continuing into an incident over the weekend which killed two Singaporean soldiers training at Waiouru. An artillery gun misfired by accident, leaving two dead and twelve other soldiers injured. Wrap with Dear Voelkerling and Colonel Colin Richardson. (Kiri Coughlan)
0640 OVERSEAS NEWSPAPERS
0642 MANA NEWS
0651 BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL NEWS: FINANCE MARKETS - Preview of the week including reports due this week, and continuing high interest rates. (Mark Crysell) GOODMAN-FIELDER - is confident of getting Commerce Commission approval to buy Defiance Mills in Christchurch. Audio of general manager of Milling and baking at Defiance, Colin Wise. (Mark Crysell) TAX - The impact of falling company profitability is being felt as tax revenue forcasts are not met. Report from Bronwen Evans. TRAINING - Shakespeare's Henry V is being used by Laurence Olivier's son Richard, as a management training tool. Audio of the play. i/v with Richard Olivier. BUSINESS BRIEFS - Up to 40 jobs are to go at Air Nelson, an Air New Zealand subsidiary, as part of Air NZ's 'Project Save' and Brierley Investments says it's still interested in acquiring troubled shipping line. Australian national Line.
0700 INTRO/NEWS CYCLONE GAVIN - Hopes are fading for thirteen fishermen lost off the coast of Fiji following Cyclone Gavin. The death toll from the cyclone is now eight and thousands have been left homeless. Live i/v with Shiu Singh in Suva. Meanwhile a New Zealand airforce Orion is helping with rescue work and surveying the damage in Fiji. Live i/v with Foreign Affaiars minister Don McKinnon. ARMY - Investigations are underway at the Waiouru army base were an accident over the weekend left two Singaporean soldiers dead and twelve other soldiers injured. A gun misfired during a training exercise. Live i/v with army spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Colin Richardson. CYCLONE GAVIN - The cyclone which has left eight people dead, others missing and thousands homeless is heading for New Zealand. Live i/v with Augie Auer, chief forecaster at the Met Office. MATERNITY - Nursing staff at Christchurch Women's Hospital are fearful staff cuts could lead to declining standards for pregnant women and babies. Wrap illegible Paul Wylie of Healthlink South, College of Midwives chair Karen Guilliland illegible comments from nurses voiced by Marguerite Fahy. (Karen Gregory-Hunt)
0730 NEWS/WEATHER/SPORTS FINANCE update with Gyles Beckford. ALBANIA - In the south of the country, a deadline set by the government for rebels to give up their arms has passed with little effect. There's also an increasing call by military in the south to unite against the north. Live i/v with Paul Wood in Gjirokaster. WINSTON PETERS - The deputy prime minister returned to the medium of talkback radio over the weekend, seemingly in an attempt at damage control after last week's events. This week Peters and two ministerial colleagues will find out whether they will have to face a privileges committee hearing over an altercation in parliament last week. Wrap with Peters and callers ex Radio Pacific talkback. (Marie Hosking) WILDFOODS - The Wildfoods Festival was held in Hokitika over the weekend, including a marathon and horceraces, but mainly concentrating on interesting natural foods from the region. Wrap from Robyn Cubie. CORRESPONDENT/INDIA - The founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates, has been illegible enthusiastic crowds in India, as everyone rushes to be educated about the computer age. i/v with Ranjan Gupta in New Delhi. INTERNATIONAL PAPERS
0800 NEWS/WEATHER CYCLONE GAVIN - As the cyclone approaches, Hawkes Bay is in the middle of it fruit-growing season. Growers are being advised to be ready for the strong winds and heavy rain. Live i/v with Brian Calcinai, director of the Hawkes illegible Fruitgrowers Federation. ARMY - Details are still sketchy about how an accident occured yesterday at Waiourur army base. Two Singaporean soldiers died when an artillery gun misfired during a training session. Live i/v with defence analyst Jim Rolfe. RUSSIA - President Boris Yeltsin has promised to take care of Russia's illegible ills in his state of the nation speech. He said taxes would be collected and pensions and wages paid. Report from Diana Goodman (BBC) MONDAY OZ SPOT - live i/v with correspondent Pru Goward, talking about Labou attempts to win back blue-collar voters and the possibility of resignations over fraudulent use of perks by MPs. CRICKET - The New Zealand team is in a good position in it's first test illegible Sri Lanka, who are following on and need another 327 to win. The test is Stephen Fleming's first in his new role as permanent captain. He's i/v'd live.
0830 NEWS/SPORTS BULLYING - The Commissioner for Children's office says it's had four complai from parents about bullying at Te Aute College. The police, the ministry of education and CYPS are also looking into the allegations. Live i/v with Tris Grant senior advocate at the commissioner's office. REFUGEES - In Christvhurch a Somalian refugee family have suffered a second violent attack in their home in as many weeks. Live i/v with Felicity Jardin co-ordinator of the Christchurch Resettlement Programme. GRAND PRIX - Melbourne's Grand Prix season has begun, with a virtual unknown David Coulthard from Britain taking the first race. Live i/v with reporter Donna Dimaio. MUSIC - The World of Music and Dance (WOMAD) Festival was held at Auckland's Western Springs over the weekend and was seen by over twenty-thousand people Wrap with producer Drew James, Rob Brookman from WOMAD Adelaide and Angus, a fiddle player in one of the bands. (Hannah Belcher)